Vehicle body



1. T. CANTRELL.

VEHICLE BODY. APPLICAUONFILED Nov. 15, 1919.

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WE1/1011 JOSEPH TCA N TWELL.

J. T. CANTRELL.'

VEHICLE BODY. APPLICATIQN FILED Nov. 15. 1919.

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VEHXCLE BODY.

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Application tiled November l5, 1919.

. the side walls or boards and the bottom boards are connected by a joint which is very strong and durable and not .liable to give way or open under the severest strains towhioh the same may be subjected while in use.

ln the accompanying drawings:

Figure l lis a side view oi a body disclosing an embodiment oi" the invention, the lower part ol? the body being broken away tor better illustrating the construction. y

Figure 2 is a bottoni plan view ot the body shown in Figure il.

Figure 3 is a section tl'iiiough ltigure l on line 3MB, the saine being on an ei'ilarged scale.

ligiiire l an enlarged detail fragmentary sectional view through Figure l on line 4204i'. n

ln the construction ot connnercial bodies 'for autonioli)ile,"` usually two supporting beams areA provided which carry the entire load, including the load ot the body as well as the load placed on the body. lln order to properly support these two loads the beams must be extra size and extra strong. Where a light body is used extra heavy beams cannot be utilized, and consequently the light bodies are coniparatively weak. To obviate lthis means have been provided in the present invent-ion whereby a maximum` strength is secured by using beams substantially in the ordinary manner, and in addition by utilizing the strength ot the sides ot the body and associate parts. n

ln the accoinpz'inying drawings l` indicates the top ot a commercial body ior an automobile, said top being suplnorted by suitable uprights 2 which are bolted, screwed, or otherwise Jfastened in place, not only in connection with the top l, but with the bottom boards 3 and side boards 4 and 5. The bottom boards 3 extend. transversely shown in Specification et Letters Patent.

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lf'igure t, and are `secured in any side manner with the doating beams 6 and 7 into the main supporting beams 8 and 9, said last mentioned beams extending tor preferably the full length of the body. incidentally it will be noted that the front part of the body is made so as to be readily placed upon a chassis ot an automobile. l@Vhere the body is to be used for carrying light and heavy loads, 'the beanis S and 9 are not sutliciently strong to give the desired support with any assurance. To assist supporting the bottom boards 3 the side boards el and 5 are connected to these bottom boards through longitudinally arranged strips l0 and ll engaging the `under side of the boards 3. These strips are supported by having a number ot bolts l2 extend therethrough, with the upper ends `flattened at ,t3 tor receiving screws la which extend through the flattened or strapped end ot the bolts and into the side boards d and 5. ln this Yay any downward presy sure on the boards will not only be exerted against the beams S and 9, but also against the strips l() and ll, and the strain on the strips l() and ll will be communicated through the bolts l), to the side boards t and 5. As these side boards are arranged edgewise and pressed into position they will act as auxiliary beams as well as side boards.

ln order to provide a neat and strolig connection between the bottoni boards 3 and 'the side boards, the boards 3 are set into the side boards as shown in l"igure a. In this IFigure the side board 5 is notched or rabbeted as shown at l5 'tor receiving the end ot board 3, while the extreme lower edge ot the board 5 tits into a longitudinal groove 22 in the Vupper side ot the strip ll. By this means the rabbet l5 'lornis a downwardly facing shoulder 23 on the side board which engages with the upper side of the bottom board, and also a reduced tongue 9A which projects downwardly below the bottom board and. is received in the groove 22 in the strip ll. engaging with the underside oit the bottom board. The strip lll extendspreferably beyond the board 5 and is notched at proper places t'or receiving the various uprights 2, which are held in place by screws or otherwise as desired. ln the drawing a seat receiving runner 16 provided which is connectediin any suitable manner with the sides and is also supported by suitable uprights 17. This runner is to receive seats where the body is used as means for carrying passengers. It will be evident that the body may be used for carrying passengers or merchandise as may be pre1-'erred without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Where the body is used :t'orcarrying merchandise, especially where the merchandise is loaded on from the rear, a tail bar 18 is especially important. This bar is not only supported by resting on top of the beams 8 and 9, as indicated in Figures l and 2, but is also supported by the sides of the body through the action of the straps 19 arranged on each side, and also by the usual bracing brackets 20. The tail board or gate 21 is hinged in a suitable manner to the bar 18. When a barrel or other heavy weight is being loaded it naturally is first placed against the bar 18 and then later/pushed into the wagon 20 body. From this it will be seen that the iirst ceiving the adjacent edge oi" the bottom and forming a downwardly facing shoulder which engages with the upper side ot the bottom and a reduced tongue which projects downwardly beyond the lower side oi said bottom, and a strip engaging with the underside of said bottom and provided on its upper side with a groove which receives the lower end of said tongue.

JOSEPH THEODURE CA NTRELI 1. 

